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Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Three

Yay Storytime! Musical Adventures with Children’s Picture Books, Part Three By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Music can take you many places, and today with the…

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Oxford Symposium on the History of Music Education

  Oxford Symposium on the History of Music Education The Oxford Symposium on the History of Music Education will meet at the University of Mississippi in Oxford from Wednesday, June…

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Vision 2020: Did We Make Key Changes?

Vision 2020 Did We Make Key Changes? By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl This article was originally published in the January 2020 teacher edition of In Tune Magazine.   “Never limit…

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 A Cultural Treasure: Interview with Sharon Isbin

A Cultural Treasure Interview with Sharon Isbin, Juilliard Classical Guitar Program Founder By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair It is not a stretch to describe Sharon…

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Tips on Student Teaching

Tips on Student Teaching A Digest of Resources for Pre-Service Music Teachers By NAfME Member Paul K. Fox © 2019 Paul K. Fox This article first appeared on Paul Fox’s…

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Preparation for Adjudication: A Checklist for Success

Preparation for Adjudication A Checklist for Success  By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl *Special thanks to Jonathan Sindler and Andrew B. Spang, colleagues and music educators of the Howard County…

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Building SEL Competency in the Elementary School Music Classroom

Building SEL Competency in the Elementary School Music Classroom By Lindsey Jackson, sponsored by QuaverMusic The music classroom is a place of amazing creativity and collaboration. It’s also the ideal…

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Nine of Ten GRAMMY Music Educator Finalists for 2020 Are NAfME Members

Nine of Ten GRAMMY Music Educator Finalists for 2020 Are NAfME Members NAfME member Mickey Smith Jr. has been named the honoree of the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™. Congratulations!…

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What Are Your 2020 Resolutions for Your Music Classroom?

What Are Your 2020 Resolutions for Your Music Classroom? Three NAfME Members Respond   This article first appeared in the January 2020 issue of Teaching Music magazine.   Roger CossMusic…

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NAfME Celebrates 50 Members Who Are Newly Certified NBCT Music Educators

NAfME Celebrates 50 Members Who Are Newly Certified NBCT Music Educators On December 9, 2019, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards celebrated 3,831 new National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) who join…

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